Lord Brabourne E H Knatchbull Hugessen (4 results)

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black and green decorated Bordeaux cloth covers, gilt title and author block lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [viii] 378 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Some text block sections proud, some illustrations loose and tipped back in, spine age darkened. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.

Quarter Leather. Condition: Good. W J W (illustrator). 1st Edition. A good copy of this nineteenth century collection of fairy stories written by Knatchbull-Hugessen, who was a Member of Parliament, and later known as Lord Brabourne. He dedicates the book to the 'Mothers of England' stating 'because it is to them and to their guidance of the home-life of their children that England has owed her greatness'. The book is in contemporary quarter morocco leather binding, with title label to spine. The leather is worn, particularly on the joints but the binding is currently sound. Cloth corners have wear and the cloth is darkened and grubby to edges. Contents with black and white frontispiece and 7 further black and white plates. Title page with vignette. There is a bookplate to the front pastedown. Endpapers and initial and final pages are spotty. The remainder of the contents are lightly toned to edges but clean. There is a small nick to the top margin of p 151.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Griset, Ernest (illustrator). 8vo. 367 p.p. (6) ads. Frontis. 6 Illustrations throughout, plus a repetition of the frontis on page 39. A.e.g. with gilding slightly worn. Bumping to spine ends and corners. Slight staining to bottom right corner of front board. Discolouration to rear cover. Joints slightly worn. Few pages previously dog-eared. Hinge cracked at page 97 and rear endpapers. Overall book in very good condition. Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne PC (29 April 1829 - 6 February 1893), known as E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen, was a British Liberal politician. This book contains "pleasant dreams and strange thoughts which have come to [him] whilst drowsily reclining in your[his favorite arm-chair's] arms", which equates to 5 stories.

Hardcover blue decorated cloth. 372 pp. -(cover partly faded and foxed, pages clean, binding firm).